Tripterygion melanurum

Tripterygion melanurum is a species of fish in the family Tripterygiidae, the threefin blennies. It is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea, where it occurs around the Balearic Islands and off the coasts of southern Sardinia, Algeria, Tunisia, Israel, Lebanon, Greece, Cyprus, and southern Turkey. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish measuring up to 5.3 centimetres (2.1 in) in length.[2]

Tripterygion melanurum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Tripterygion
Species:
T. melanurum
Binomial name
Tripterygion melanurum
Guichenot, 1850
Synonyms
  • Tripterygion melanurus Guichenot, 1850
  • Tripterygion minor (Kolombatovic, 1892)
  • Tripterygium minor Kolombatovic, 1892

References
  1. Holleman, W. (2014). "Tripterygion melanurum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194895A49092526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194895A49092526.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Tripterygion melanurum" in FishBase. April 2019 version.


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